For feminist theorists, they aim to free women and men from the traditionally oppressive systems that promote rigid social expectations.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Feminist theorists are still fighting for the equal opportunities that women should possess.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Which of the following statements is true of Feminist Standpoint Theory (FST)?Group of answer choicesIt offers a framework for understanding women's positions relative to systems of power, which is built on knowledge generated from the everyday lives of people.It is built on knowledge generated from the everyday lives of the elite.It states that standpoints are free of their social and political contexts.It applies Karl Marx's concepts about masters and slaves to issues of sex and gender and gives the exact meaning of the term "feminist" in a global context.

The __________ argues that women's crime originates in patriarchy (male domination over females). This approach focuses on social forces that shape women's lives and experiences and shows how exploitation may trigger deviant behavior and criminal activities.Group of answer choicesMarxist (socialist) feminist approachliberal feminist approachradical feminist approachconservative feminist approach

Which of the following statements is true of the assumptions of Feminist Standpoint Theory (FST)?Group of answer choicesThe ruling group structures life in such a way as to provide choices to the subordinate group.The dominant group promotes propaganda that describes the market as beneficial and virtuous.Members of oppressed groups have a less complete standpoint than do members of dominant groups.The standpoints of the ruling class benefit those of the subordinate group.

You have seen that there is a basic question about what the government ought to do to promote or protect your freedom. We see Mill, for example, says that a society that does not fully support liberties is not fully free. Likewise, Okin claims that "gendered institutions and social structures contribute to the inclusion and privileging of men and the disproportionate burdening of women and their exclusion from positions of power, wealth and authority. . . . [and] keep women, as a sex, relatively powerless, even in societies in which we have formal legal equality with men." What are the ways that you see the government supporting or interfering with liberty or freedom today?